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Victor Crutchley
British naval officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Admiral Sir Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley VC, KCB, DSC, DL (2 November 1893 – 24 January 1986) was a British naval officer.
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Born | (1893-11-02)2 November 1893 Chelsea, London |
Died | 24 January 1986(1986-01-24) (aged 92) Nettlecombe, Dorset |
Buried | St Mary's Churchyard, Powerstock |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1906–1947 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Royal Navy Dockyard, Gibraltar (1945–47) HM Australian Squadron (1942–44) HMNB Devonport (1940–42) HMS Warspite (1937–40) Fishery Protection and Mine-Sweeping Flotilla (1936–37) HMS Diomede (1930–32) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross Mentioned in Despatches Croix de guerre (France) Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) |
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He was a First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, and a senior Royal Navy officer during the Second World War.